Nike SB Janoski RM Flyleather Monarch

Nike SB Stefan Janoski Remastered Flyleather in Pure Platinum/Monarch. The iconic style of the Stefan Janoski silhouette comes to life in the Nike SB Stefan Janoski Flyleather RM. The shoe is made from top to bottom with maximum flexibility, lightweight construction and revolutionary materials.

“We tried to capture every detail we could,” says Jarod Courtney, Signature Line Manager for Nike SB, “and we wanted to make this shoe as sustainable as possible while still maintaining its functionality as a skate shoe.” In addition to the Flyleather upper, which is made from at least 50% recycled leather fiber, the Janoski Flyleather also features 3% Nike Grind in the outsole and sidewall. Nike Grind takes discarded manufacturing rubber, crushes it into tiny grains, and reconstitutes it into everything from shoe soles to athletic surfaces.

But beyond Flyleather and Nike Grind, the shoe's entire design process had SUSTAINABILITY in mind. "As we move forward, we want to emphasize sustainability in skate footwear and apparel," Jarod says, "(we want) it to be part of every decision, from material selection to pattern making, etc." The Janoski FL demonstrates that everything from the use of shoelaces and a tongue tag made from recycled materials to the minimalistic embroidered Swoosh on the side panel needed to be considered, with every element of the shoe being reviewed to see if it could be lighter, if we could use less, or if it could be recycled.